What is stuttering?
Stuttering is a communication disorder in which the smooth continuous flow of speech is broken by repetitions (I- I -I want), prolongations (lllllet me go), or abnormal stoppages (no sound silence pauses) of sounds and syllables . There may also be unusual facial and body movements associated with the effort to speak. Stuttering is also called to as stammering. But if you talk effort fully, with multiples disruptions that should be taken into consideration.
What causes stuttering?
There are four factors most likely to contribute to the development of stuttering:
Genetics (approximately 60% of those who stutter have a family member who does also);
Child development (children with other speech and language problems or developmental delays are more likely to stutter);
Neurophysiology (recent neurological research has shown that people who stutter process speech and language slightly differently than those who do not stutter);
and family atmosphere (high expectations and fast-paced lifestyles can contribute to stuttering).
What is the ratio of males to females who stutter?
Males are affected four times more than females.
I think my child is beginning to stutter.
Should I wait or seek help? It is best to seek ways that you, the parents. How can I help him/her as soon as possible? If the stuttering persists beyond three to six months or is particularly severe, you may want to seek help from a speech-language pathologist who specializes in stuttering right away.
Can stuttering be treated?
Yes, of course there are a variety of successful approaches for treating both children and adults. In general, the earlier, the better……
I read about a new cure for stuttering. Is there such a thing?
There are no instant miracle or treatment cures for stuttering. However, a specialist in stuttering can help not only children but also teenagers, young adults and even older adults make significant progress toward fluency.
Sleep follows a pattern of alternating REM (rapid eye movement) and NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep throughout a typical night in a cycle that repeats itself about every 90 minutes. NREM (75% of night): As we begin to fall asleep, we enter NREM sleep, which is composed of stages 1-4. REM (25% of night).
Persons get irritable and exhausted, easily distracted and often don’t make sound decisions. Sleep deprivation negatively impacts the immune system, may also lead to weight gain, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, bone loss and depression Sleep deprivation may also impair learning, memory, alertness, concentration, judgment, problem solving and reasoning, as well as increase your risk of accidents.
If parents feel that development is slow, they check their impression with the other parents, relatives, and their pediatrician. You probably get an answer such as Oh!! Don’t worry, he / she will outgrow it. Look at my child she was so quiet and now she is a chatter box, give him/her time.
You would feel guilty waiting and then finding out that I should have acted earlier. Waiting is so hard, why we have to be frustrated at last . We want the best for our child. What’s a parent to do?
It’s hard to say the exact age when they hit speech and language milestones. It varies a lot on factors such as the child’s inborn ability to learn language, other skills the child is learning, the amount speech and language input he/she gets. and how others respond to his/her communication attempts .
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